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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: "China" as theatrical locus: Performances at the Swedish court, 1753--1770 Abstract: The eighteenth-century European fascination with China manifested itself in festivities at the Swedish court during the reign of King Adolf Fredrik and Queen Lovisa Ulrika. This study describes several events: (1) in 1753, a Chinese fête given on the queen's birthday when a Chinese ballet and a tribute to the monarchs were performed, and for which the composer Per Brant arranged five Chinese melodies published by Du Halde and the artist Johan Pasch prepared a stage decoration; (2) in 1757, performances of an Italian opera seria , namely a setting by Francesco Antonio Uttini of Metastasio's L'eroe cinese ; (3) in 1759, a previously unknown performance of Metastasio's Le cinese , including Uttini's setting of an aria from that azione teatrale ; (4) in 1766, a performance of the French opéra comique , Les Chinois , an adaptation by the librettists Favart and Naigeon of Sellitti's Il cinese rimpatriato , during the festivities for the wedding of Crown Prince Gustaf and Sophia Magdalena, Princess of Denmark; (5) in 1770, two performances of Les Chinois during the visit of the queen's brother, Prince Henry of Prussia. Public performances of Les Chinois and of Voltaire's drama, L'orphelin de la Chine , in the 1760s are also noted. |
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